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Bug-Out Bag Checklist:

Your Bug-Out Bag can be thought of as minimalist camping gear. It is your sustainment load that will ensure that you will have enough water, food, shelter, medical supplies, communications, and means of self-defense to sustain you for at least 72 hours should you have to bug-out. Your kit should be small and light enough to be easily portable.

Water (bottled, 3 day supply)

Wide-mouth water bottle

Water purifier

MREs (or canned food with pull-top)

Flashlight(s) (quality LED)

Mulit-tool (Gerber / Leatherman)

Machete

Work gloves

Emergency FM / AM / weather radio

Batteries

First-aid kit

Small tarp

Small tent stakes

Poncho

Poncho liner

Sleeping bag (if cold)

Para-cord (100')

Sterno, or stove &amp; fuel

Lighters

Lighter fluid

Chem-lights

Sanitizing hand gel

Baby wipes

Large contractor bag

Small garbage bags

Aluminum foil

Small, camp size cooking pot

Camping flatware ("Spork")

Paper towels

Toilet paper

Dry socks

Dry underwear

Gloves & beanie

Bandana

Home Disaster Preparedness Checklist:

The items on this checklist are important to have in your household for emergencies lasting more than 72 hours. These items do not necessarily have to be portable. They are intended to supplement the Bug-Out Bag while you bunker in your own home. You probably have most of these items in your home already. Purchase any items that you don’t already have.

Bottled water

Food: MREs or canned food w/ pull-top

Powered sports drink mix

Two or more flashlights

Multi-tool

Emergency FM / AM / weather radio

Batteries (extra for lights, radio)

First-aid kit

First-aid kit resupply items

Whistle

Sleeping bags / blankets

Nails, staple gun, and hammer

Duct tape

Two large 9′X9′ (or larger) PVC tarps

Poncho

Solar powered battery charger

Insect repellant

Manual can opener

Cooking pots

Large pot to boil water

Iodine or water treatment tablets

550 Parachute chord (500′)

Lighters (x2)

Lighter fluid

Chem-lights (glow sticks)

Candles

Sterno (or gas camp stove + fuel)

Sanitizing hand gel

Baby wipes

Large contractor bags

Small garbage bags

Zip-lock bags

Aluminum foil

Flatware

Paper plates

Napkins

Paper cups

Toilet paper

Soap

Personal hygiene products

Feminine-hygiene products

Notepad and pen

Sharpie Marker

Rx meds

Additional items that will aid with long-term emergencies include:

Gasoline powered generator

Stabilized fuel

Solar panel, deep cycle car battery, charger, & inverter

Portable air conditioner

Propane grill + propane

Five-gallon buckets

Water filtration kits

Drink cooler(s) + ice chests

Hand tools

Chain saw and fuel

Yard tools

GMRS walkie-talkies

HAM radio equipment

Defensive Loadout Checklist:

This is a list of items that you need to keep with your primary defensive firearm. The items are the absolute basics that you will need to keep your weapon(s) running, and to survive for a short period of time should it become necessary to “shoot & scoot”.

Minimal:

Some type of magazine carry rig

Rifle & pistol magazines (3 to 7)

Rifle & pistol ammunition

Knife

Multi-tool

LED flashlight(s) + extra batts

Blowout kit

Added Value:

Hydration system and water

Chem-lights

Small duct tape roll (black or OD)

Electrical tape

Lighter

Compass

Walkie-talkie + extra batts

Handheld GPS + extra batts

Maps

Mini weapons cleaning kit

Broken down MRE or Power Bars

Protective gloves

Protective eyewear

Ear protection

Body armor

First-Aid Kit Checklist:

This is a list of items that should be kept first-aid kits. Keep a first-aid kits in your 72 hour box, in your home, in your vehicles (cars, boats, aircraft, etc.), and in your outdoor/hiking pack. Get the training to properly use these items.

Gauze roll

Gauze pads

Medical tape

Scissors

Band-Aids

Neosporin

Tweezers

Ace bandage

Rubber gloves (2 pairs)

Alcohol wipes

Eye wash

Tylenol

Aspirin

Antacid

Sinus meds

Anti-diarrhea meds

Cortisone

Snakebite / insect kit

Sharpie brand marker

Blowout Kit Checklist:

The blowout kit is intended to immediately control serious bleeding or other life-threatening condition in combat situation.

Roll of gauze

Pressure bandage (Israeli or H)

Ace or self sticking bandage

Petroleum bandage or Asherman chest seal

Nasal trumpet

Surgical or duct tape

Tourniquet

Sharpie brand marker

Alcohol wipes

Medical scissors

Snakebite kit

Rubber gloves (2 pairs)

Car Box Checklist:

This is a list of items that should be kept in each vehicle.

Knife

Road flare(s)

Fix-a-Flat

Tire plugs

Duct tape

Electric tape

Tool set

Oil

Spare fuses

Flashlight / batteries

Chem-lights (glow sticks)

Work gloves

Poncho

Bottled water (especially in a hot area)

Blanket(s) (especially in a cold area)

First-aid kit

Toilet seat covers (esp with kids)

Wilderness Survival Kit Checklist:

This is a list of items that each person must have anytime they venture into the wilderness. They will give you light, fire, a way to signal for help, hunt or fish for food, and navigate.